Adjustment computations : spatial data analysis / Charles D. Ghilani

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Observations and their analysis -- Random error theory -- Confidence intervals -- Statistical testing -- Propagation of random errors in indirectly measured quantities -- Error propagation in angle and distance observations -- Error propagation in traverse surveys -- Error propagation in elevation determination -- Weights of observations -- Principles of least squares -- Adjustment of level nets -- Precision of indirectly determined quantities -- Adjustment of horizontal surveys: trilateration -- Adjustment of horizontal surveys: triangulation -- Adjustment of horizontal surveys: traverses and networks -- Adjustment of GPS networks -- Coordinate transformations -- Error ellipse -- Constraint equations -- Blunder detection in horizontal networks -- General least squares method and its application to curve fitting and coordinate transformations -- Three-dimensional geodetic network adjustment -- Combing GPS and terrestrial observations -- Analysis of adjustments -- Computer optimization -- Appendix: A. Introduction to matrices -- B. Solution of equations by matrix methods -- C. Nonlinear equations and Taylor's theorem.

A guide to adjusting for measurement error. It covers basic terms and fundamentals of errors and methods of analyzing them and progresses to specific adjustment computations and spatial information analysis. It contains chapters that include practical examples, illustrations, and sample practice problems.